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The community is invited to attend a reception on Saturday, May 31 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Door County Community Foundation to open its Spring Exhibition featuring works by artists Cheryl Stidwell Parker and Sally Everhardus.

 

In 1999, Stidwell Parker moved to Door County to accept the position as Executive Director of the former Fairfield Museum. She retired in 2002 and eventually settled in Bailey's Harbor with her husband, Stephen Lavell. Together they established Chez Cheryl Art space, home to the annual Door Prize for Portraiture. Cheryl has been painting full time since 2003 and continues to pursue new challenges in water based oils, found object collage, photography and drawing.

 

Sally Everhardus has exhibited in several venues in Door County, the J.M. Kohler and Appleton Art Centers, Jack Richeson Gallery, and has won several awards.  Her work is represented locally May through October at Woodwalk Gallery, appears in the 2014 Door Prize for Portraiture, and in the "Eggstravaganza" that celebrates Egg Harbor's 50th year as a village.

The Community Foundation's reception is being coordinated with the opening of "Drawing: A Group Invitational" at the Miller Art Museum that same evening. At the Miller, 18 artists were invited to explore this ageless medium, bringing a variety of interpretation and expression in their drawings from classical to contemporary. Guests are encouraged to visit Sturgeon Bay and drop by both opening receptions.  

 

Refreshments will be served at the Community Foundation by Morag Hornsby and her team at Serves You Right Catering.

Each quarter, different Door County artists will be invited to exhibit their work. The Gallery is normally open to the public during the Community Foundation's regular hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.  

 

More information is available at the Community Foundation's website. 

  

The Women's Fund of Door County would like to honor the hardworking women in the community!

 

Please bring your children (12 and younger) for a fun - and free - picnic on the farm.

Activities include a picnic, face painting, outdoor games, farm photos and lots of family fun!  

 

Music and entertainment will be provided by Ben Larsen.

This third annual event is hosted by the Women's Fund of Door County and Waseda Farms.

The event is free, but reservations are required! 

 

Please email Kacie or call her at (920) 746-1786 with the number of adults and children that will be attending. 

 

Visit the Women's Fund online for more information.

 

Consider honoring a special woman in your life in the 2014 Tribute Book.

Has there been a woman in your life or the lives of a group of your friends who has made a significant impact on you or our community?

The Women's Fund of Door County gives you the unique opportunity to share with others this woman's amazing story. She may have inspired, educated, installed humor, wisdom or joy in your life. Stories are powerful. They can motivate us, spur us to action, and they can affirm us. Tell the story of someone who has impacted you or your group.

The Women's Fund of Door County is impacting the lives of women and girls in our community. The $500 you pay for your Tribute goes directly into our endowment. Your gift becomes a grant to a non-profit in our community, enabling them to develop programs that focus on the entire lifespan of women. When She Thrives, We All Prosper. 

 

The 2014 Tribute book will be a gift to the more than 300 people who will attend our CELEBRATE WOMEN! Luncheon on Wednesday, August 12, 2014.